I took my Jeep to get an oil change yesterday and the mechanic told me they noticed that my FRONT break pads were 85% worn, and the rotors will need to be replaced. They said I would need a break flush, my rear breaks cleaned, and completely new front pads & rotors.
Funny thing is, I had ALL FOUR of my break pads and rotors replaced 4 years ago. I paid a heck a lot of money for that job and I sure can’t afford to replace the front ones right now! Are they just trying to get my money? Is 4 years typical for a new rotor and break pad service???
My brother works on Jeeps and has replaced his own breaks since he’s owned Jeeps, and when he gets a chance he will take a look at them for me. But right now I wanted to ask a mechanic out there who can be honest with me. How did my rotors run down in less than 40k miles?
Can the rotors really wear down before the break pads completely wear down??? Or do the pads wear down first, then the rotors become affected?
I do stop a LOT going to school and work and a few times I had to break HARD to avoid a potential accident…so maybe my style of driving could affect it?
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Amazingly enough, at my age, this is the first car I’ve driven that didn’t have drums in the back. So having four wheel disc is nice, and its brake repair I can do myself, but I was just wondering.
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My husband is trying to change the brake pads on a 98 gmc jimmy. But he cannot get the old ones off. Does anyone know how to or know any websites that can help?
Here is a little weekend project my dad helped me build this mutant pad. It was made out of a gamestop universal dance pad/mat with gamecube/wii, ps2, and xbox connectors. Just slice off the xbox one, and the male end of a usb cable, match up the cables by color, and sotter away
I am thinking about going to Midas..but I really can’t afford to go without a transportation during the week so..maybe trying to get them fixed on Saturday.. I wonder if they are open and how fast they can work on them..and how much should I expect..
I don’t know if going to the dealership is better or not..I am afraid they might take longer and cost more.
